consists of various organisations and political parties and is led by the Children's Rights Alliance for England, the National Union of Students and the Scottish Youth Parliament. Prior to the 2015 General Election, the Council became a founding member of the UK branch of the League of Young Voters The League's steering group consists of the Scottish Youth Parliament, Northern Ireland Youth Forum, Bite The Ballot and the National Union of Students. The Council provides a range of training courses, many funded under schemes such as Youth at the Table. Regional The UK organization is separated into 12 regions: East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber. Each hosts 3 annual conferences, known as conventions, which aim to promote and share good practice in Youth Voice work done by young people, including Members of Youth Parliament, Youth Councillors and Young Mayors. Yorkshire and the Humber The Yorkshire and Humber region consists of the Youth Councils of: Barnsley Sheffield Rotherham Doncaster Kingston upon Hull Calderdale York Leeds North Lincolnshire North-East Lincolnshire North Yorkshire Bradford Wakefield East Riding of Yorkshire Kirklees Through the support of the Youth York Unit Yorkshire and Humber, an initiative has been established wherein each area elects a representative to the Yorkshire and Humber Youth Voice Steering Group, which meets a minimum of 4 times each year to co-ordinate regional youth voice work and to work on cross-boundary issues such as transport. International Since it began, the Council has been involved in international work which aims to develop an awareness of international issues and action and to represent the UK at international events The British Youth Council works closely with the British Council to promote participation overseas. It is a member of the European Youth Forum and Commonwealth Youth Exchange Programme and cooperates with other National Youth Councils in European through the BBCplus cooperation of National Youth Councils in Europe. See also National Council for Voluntary Youth Services UK Youth Parliament National Children's Bureau The Prince's Trust Children's Commissioner for England The National Youth Agency Children's Rights Alliance for England References Political_youth_organisations_based_in_the_United_Kingdom Youth councils Youth model government Youth empowerment organizations Charities based in London Political organisations based in London Youth organisations based in London 1948 establishments in the United Kingdom Youth organizations established in 1948